It was one of three things.

[BloodSpite]

Originally Posted by Bill86

You guys are nuts. I just keep a loaded shotgun and AR-15 next to the bed. If I wake up and hear something I would imagine the sound of the gun chambering would scare the piss out of anyone in the house. I've only gotten up once at night due to sound outside the house. I got the AR-15 and quark light and made my way around...nothing. I guess one of the crazy neighbors killed a skunk at 3am.

I am a firm believer in the axiom "No One Argues with a 12 gauge in the Dark."